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Shifting gears

Italy’s ‘scambio sul posto’ net metering scheme is drawing to a close, opening a new phase for small-scale, distributed generation (DG) in the country. Distributed energy storage has enormous scope for development and should benefit but uncertainties remain for both solar and batteries.

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Emiliano Bellini

10 May 2024

Incentives are needed to bring battery costs in line with Italian energy prices, according to Sungrow. | Photo: Sungrow

Italy is Europe’s second-biggest market after Germany for residential and small-scale commercial energy storage.Germany added 1.91 GWh of small storage in 2022, according to EUPD Research data, with Italy installing around 1.59 GWh.“These two markets alone accounted for most of the distributed energy storage capacity installed in Europe in 2022,” said EUPD Research analyst Ali Arfa, emphasizing …

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